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Tue 10th February 2015

New data published today by accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP reveals that businesses are unruffled by the prospect of an upcoming election, despite the current high profile debate around businesses' confidence in political parties.

Mon 9th February 2015

Mon 9th February 2015

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Fri 6th February 2015

Fri 6th February 2015

The last quarter of 2014 ended with the highest M&A deal volumes since 2011, according to the latest PCPI/PEPI index from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP, indicating that uncertainty around the looming General Election is not curbing M&A activity.

Fri 6th February 2015

Commenting on today's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) interest rate decision, David Kern, Chief Economist at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said:
-The MPC has clearly made the right decision to keep interest rates and quantitative easing on hold.